Fail-starts

The following four teams had a real fail-start:

VfB Stuttgart

Stuttgart lost five of the last six games, gaining only six points out of the last ten games. They are only four points to 16th place, the momentum of the first games is gone. But Stuttgart always plays a great second half of the season - but they should start with it soon!

1. FC Cologne

Three losses in a row, leaving them with only three points to the 16th place and Lukas Podolski will be missing for the next four weeks. It's nearly impossible to compensate the absence of the goalgetter (already 15 goals!). 

Hertha BSC Berlin

Only four points out of the last six games and two losses in a row. The key-player Raffael is missing again next weekend against Hannover, it seems that Berlin will lose the next game again the at home so strong Lower Saxonies.

FC Augsburg

17th place, a lose against Freiburg and one point against Kaiserslautern: it will be a hard second half of the season for Augsburg. The underdog is very weak at home and has a big problem with scoring goals: only 17 goals in 19 games!